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Sounder

1972 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by Martin Ritt
DramaFamily

Cast

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Plot

The oldest son of a Black sharecropper family grows up in Depression-era Louisiana after his father is jailed.

Sinekatalog’s take

Martin Ritt's drama, with Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield, is quiet and moving, with Oscar nominations.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (5,412 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.